单词 | thermo-multiplier |
释义 | thermo-multipliern. Early name for a thermopile n.: so called in reference to the multiplying effect of the numerous cells in the battery. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical appliances or devices > [noun] > measuring device thermo-multiplier1835 thermopile1849 1835 Faraday tr. Melloni in London & Edinb. Philos. Mag. VII. 475 In order to experiment under these circumstances, it is clearly necessary to employ an extremely delicate thermoscope, such as well-constructed thermomultipliers. 1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci., Chem. 276 The thermo-multiplier of Nobili consists of about fifty pairs of antimony and bismuth bars. 1879 S. Newcomb & E. S. Holden Astron. for Schools & Coll. 495 In the case of the brighter stars the heat radiated has been made sensible in the foci of our telescopes by means of the thermo-multiplier. Derivatives ˌthermo-ˈmultiple n. in same sense. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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